r/BakingNoobs

So they’re not bad but they’re just not that sweet. Am I adding too much flour? Mixing too much? I followed this recipe:
8 tbls salted butter
1/2 c white sugar
1/4 c packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Microwave butter for 40 seconds to melt.
2. Using your stand mixer beat together the sugars and butter until creamy. Add vanilla and egg and mix in on a low speed for 10-15 seconds (don’t over mix)
3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until a crumble forms, then mix in chocolate chips on a low speed.
4. Roll dough into 12 large balls and bake for 9-11 minutes (do not over bake). Let rest on the pan for 30 minutes following to cool.

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My first ever cookie (an absolute DISASTER) in comparison to my most recent cookie!

There's about 6 batches between these two cookies (done over the course of about a year).

If anyone has any cookie tips let me know!! I'm still trying to improve :)

I decided to try my hand at a galette and paired the figs with fresh blueberries and frangipane cream. Added some flaked almonds to the crust for extra crunch.

Ingredients

Pastry: 250 g flour, 3 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 200 g cold butter, 1 tbsp vanilla sugar, 3 tbsp ice-cold water.

Cream: 100 g almond flour, 100 g butter, 2 eggs, 100 g powdered sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla extract.

Topping: 5 fresh sliced figs, 2 handfuls blueberries, 2 tbsp milk, 5 tbsp flaked almonds.

I quickly mixed the pastry ingredients together, wrapped the dough ball, and threw it in the fridge for 30 mins. I divided it into 4–5 smaller pieces (or you can just keep it as one giant galette if you're lazy lol) and rolled them out into rough circles.I whipped up the frangipane until smooth, then smeared a good layer right in the center, leaving a border around the edges.I piled the fig wedges and blueberries on top, then just folded the dough edges over the filling.I brushed the crust with milk, dumped some flaked almonds on top, and baked it until it turned nice and golden.

first cinnamon roll attempt, less gooey than i’d like though 😓

I recently made an ice cream cake for my brother’s bday (happy Leo szn!!)

This is my first time icing a cake any tips are welcome:)

I used boxed cake mix and turkey hill cookies and creme ice cream!!

I already posted about this earlier but wanted to give more detail.

I used butter for the greasing and I heard that could burn it, I used this recipe from a youtube video

Butter (softened): 1 cup
Sugar: 2 cups
Salt: 1 tsp
Eggs: 3
Lemon zest: 2 tbsp
Lemon juice: 1/4 cup
Vanilla: 1 tsp
Flour: 3 cups
Baking powder: 2 tsp
Milk: 1 cup

Instructions
-Mix flour and baking powder together in and set aside
-Whisk together the softened butter, sugar, and salt.
-Add the eggs one at a time, whisking after each.
-Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Whisk everything together.
-Mix half of the flour and baking powder
-Add the milk
-Add rest of flour
-Bake at 350°F/180°C for 50 minutes. (Baked it for 45 since it was already done by then)

Lemon Syrup
Sugar: 1/2 cup
Lemon juice: 1/4 cup

-Microwave for 1 minute.
-10 minutes after taking it out, poke holes in the cake and drizzle the syrup over it.

Lemon Icing
Powdered sugar: 2 cups
Lemon juice: 3 tbsp

-Mix together, pour the icing over the cake, and top with lemon zest.

I'm taking them to the office today and really don't want anyone to get sick. I made a very large batch and baked them at 175°c for an hour. What do you think?

It was a super rainy day here, so I felt motivated to bake. 🙂 Two cups of coffee later and many dishes, I have a loaf of apple bread and homemade Reuben sandwiches. Happy Sunday!

I was lost in thought and put too much strained raspberry in the buttercream hence the color. Was suppose to look like Johns, Preppy Kitchen, smash cake. However I ditched the flowers, added the stick in decorations after how the color turned out. I wanted a redo but husband said it wasnt a big deal and we will throw it away after she tastes and plays with it for a bit. I was excited to decorate her first birthday cake. Now I am bummed.

My wife accidentally mixed up a section of a cookie recipe and now I have 4 cups of white sugar creamed together with 4 cups of butter... What can I do with this? I was thinking take some to make a pound cake and maybe see if I can stove top melt some more as toffee? Not using for the original cookie plan because that was baking for the kids teachers and I don't need to house 80 cookies this week

Second cake down!

2 tiered lemon raspberry with lemon ermine frosting.

All from scratch!! 🤩😁🍋